Your Excellency's kind favour of the 7th instant came safe to hand. We have given Genl. Rutherford positive instructions to Embody and march Troops from this province agst. the Cherokee Nation, with directions to act in Conjunction with the Commanding Officer of your Colony We have the greatest reason to believe the force General Rutherford will Carry with him when joined with that of your province will be sufficient to put a final End to the Indian War.

We have the honor to be with the greatest respect yr. Excellency's &c.